diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/inventory/inventory.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/inventory/inventory.zs
index c0577e2d2..88bbd2f10 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/inventory/inventory.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/inventory/inventory.zs
@@ -853,6 +853,17 @@ class Inventory : Actor
 		}
 	}
 
+	//===========================================================================
+	//
+	// Inventory :: PreTravelled
+	//
+	// Called when an item in somebody's inventory is about to be carried
+	// over to another map, in case it needs to do special clean-up.
+	//
+	//===========================================================================
+
+	virtual void PreTravelled() {}
+
 	//===========================================================================
 	//
 	// Inventory :: Travelled
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
index c5795537a..be17e160b 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
@@ -2083,6 +2083,15 @@ class PlayerPawn : Actor
 			me.ClearInventory();
 			me.GiveDefaultInventory();
 		}
+
+		// [MK] notify self and inventory that we're about to travel
+		// this must be called here so these functions can still have a
+		// chance to alter the world before a snapshot is done in hubs
+		me.PreTravelled();
+		for (item = me.Inv; item != NULL; item = item.Inv)
+		{
+			item.PreTravelled();
+		}
 	}
 	 
 	//===========================================================================
@@ -2461,6 +2470,18 @@ class PlayerPawn : Actor
 		return wasdrowning;
 	}
 
+	//===========================================================================
+	//
+	// PlayerPawn :: PreTravelled
+	//
+	// Called before the player moves to another map, in case it needs to do
+	// special clean-up. This is called right before all carried items
+	// execute their respective PreTravelled() virtuals.
+	//
+	//===========================================================================
+
+	virtual void PreTravelled() {}
+
 	//===========================================================================
 	//
 	// PlayerPawn :: Travelled